Snow or sce velocipede



No. 6l8,037. Patented Jan. I7, 1899. v. .muuson.

SNOW UR ICE VELOCIPEDE.

(Ap lication filed Mar. 7, 1898.)

(No Model.)

ET JEE F! .ii nu fl'XtfllT'l JOHNSON, OF ASPEN, ('OLORADO.

SNQW GR ICE VELOCiPEDE.

SZ i I 1"FI-T ll.'TlI N owning part-of Le t rs Patent No. 618,037, dated January 17, 1899.

Application filed Ma ch 7, 1898. Serial No. 672,966. No model.)

u]; can earn,- ,v'i'xcnx'rJonxsos, a citi- -cd States of America, resi ing ie county of Pitlcin and State ave invented certain new and ovements in. Snow or Ice Velociand i do declare the following to be a i, clear, and exact description of the invensuch Jill enable others skilled in the to which it appertains to make and use same, reference being had to the accomng drawings, and to the letters and fig s of reference marked thereomwhich form this specification. jventi n relates to improvements in ve- 3 especially adapted for use on snow Q ant. this end. the invention coneetures, arrangements, and comafter described and claimed, I will be full y understood byreferhe accompanying drawings, in which c an embodiment thereof. rawings, Figure l is a top or plan my improved machine. Fig. is a 'ation of the machine. Figs. 3 and 4. en. iged sectional views taken through of the Wheel and illustrating the con *1 of the sprockets or teeth.

r reference characters indicating cording parts in the views, let the nu- .,na.te the LWO rear wheels of the me, which are made fast on a shaft or arm. ll, journaied on the platform or body 7 of anach' The front extremity of the pal.

with h" raped tire and journaled in 1 L, provided with a central stem or steerc L 9 jonrnaled in the steering-head or out extremity 7 of the body To the upextrcmityof this steering-post is attached .llorizontal arm 10, located in convenient .f the in charge of the machine o be utilized for steering purposes. Suit- -unted en body Y, at any convenient 1.: a prime motor 2 of any approved e. .i his my pu to employ a gasolene-engine c the machine. From the sprocketon the motor-shaft ends a chain 14 15 on the shaft 5 of the V-SllftPQd, whereby they are adapted to cut through the snow readily. These tires are transversely recessed at suitable intervals and provided with apertures'registering with apertures formed through the felly of the wheel. In the recesses of the tire are set the sprockets or teeth 5", provided with threaded shanks or stems 5 which pass throughthc registering aperturesof the tire and felly. These sprockets are secured in placeby means of nuts 5, applied to the protruding extremities of the said shanks. The sprockets'zi are beveled, as shown at A, forming transverse edges 8, adapted to engage the surface on which the machine is travelin \Vhen the machine is in use, the wheels 5 are rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow. (See,

Fig. 2.)

i The-power istransmi .tedto the aide G from the motor 12 through the instrumentality of the sprocket-Wheels 13 and 15 and their conmeeting-chain 14:. If there is snow upon the ground,,the V-shaped tires of the wheels 5, as well as the forward wheel 8, which also has the \i-shaped tire, readily cut therethrongh until a solid surface is reached. The enga ement of the teeth 5 of the wheels 5 with its surface causes the machine to travel forward. it is evident that the machine may be advantageouslyemployed on ice, snow-covered ground, and bare ground.

When it is desired to travel upon water, the machine maybe mounted upon a boat orother suitable floating structure not shown) and fans or paddles (not shown) substituted for the teeth or sprockets 5' of the wheels 5. These fans or paddles will act upon the water and propel the boat as the shaft 6 is rotated;

in using my improved machine, if traveling on snow or ice, one or more slcdges for freight or passengers may be attached thereto and drawn in the rear. If the ground is bare, a train of suitable vehicles may be drawn in the rear.

it will thus be seen that my improved machine may be employed on snow, ice, bare ground, or water. Hence it will befound of great value in traveling through the so-callcd Klondike regions of Alaska and Canada.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A machine of the character described comprising a body, a shaft joni-naled thereon, .traction-wheels fast on the shaft, V-shaped tires applied to the fellies of said Wheels, said tires being transversely recessed and aper- 5 tured to register with apertures in the fellies of the Wheels and sprockets seated in the recesses of the tires and having threaded shanks passing through the registering apertures of the tires and fellies, the sprockets being fas- 10. tened by nuts applied to their protruding threaded extremities, and a steering-wheel having a V-shaped tire upon which the front end of the machine is supported.

2. A traction-wheel having a V-shaped tire 15 provided with recesses and sprockets seated in said recesses and fastened to the wheels, said sprockets being beveled to form edges extending transversely to the apex of the tire.

3., A traction-Wheel having a V-shaped tire 20 provided with sprockets projecting beyond. the apexof the-tire and beveled to form edges extending transversely to the tire-apex.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

YIN GEN T JOHNSON. Witnesses:

G. J. ROLLANDET, A. J. OBRIEN. 

